Which to use
“blank” is a noun and “blond” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,898
- “blank” frequency rank
- #11,721
- “blond” frequency rank
- 56619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blank | blond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie principale d’une canne à lancer, faite d’un ou plusieurs brins en bambou, fibre de verre ou de carbone... | De la couleur proche du jaune, entre le doré et le châtain clair. Il se dit particulièrement par rapport à la couleur des poils humains (cheveux et barbe) et du blé. #E2BC74 |
Where the eye mixes blank and blond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blank with blond
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: blank is \blɑ̃k\ while blond is \blɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blank is recorded at frequency rank #44,898, classified as anoun, pronounced \blɑ̃k\. blond is at rank #11,721, tagged as anadj, pronounced \blɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56619, this pair ranks #119,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blank vs blond
Shared letters: bln. Private to "blank": ak. Private to "blond": do.
"blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blond" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blank" and "blond" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blank" vs "blond" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blank" and "blond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs blank". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #119,960 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.